A game library which enables cross-platform game development in Java, with support for Android development and desktop development. It makes use of OpenGL for portability.

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How do I set an object's speed to arrive in X seconds?

I want to move an object to a point in the game world, I have the distance value which is far the player should move. I want to complete the movement in X seconds. I have tried many equations and ...
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libGDX Error loading font file - Netbeans

I'm trying to load a font in libGDX. But I can't figure out want I do wrong. Code: white = new BitmapFont(Gdx.files.internal("fonts/white.font"), false); Error: Exception in thread "LWJGL ...
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Dynamically placing Box2d objects in tiles when collidable entities are nearby

I'm dynamically constructing a decently large castle-like structure by joining multiple TiledMaps. By large I mean ~20 [30x20] tiled rooms. This grinds the game to a halt on android if static bodies ...
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Steering behaviours: collision avoidance with rectangles

I'm trying to implement collision avoidance steering behaviour using rectangles. Most of the tutorials I've found are with circles, and there's a substantial difference. For example, I've been reading ...
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How to detect if two sprites are being touched at the same time?

I tried this: if(spr.getBoundingRectangles.contain(x,y)){ //do this } but how to detect if the other sprite is touched by the second pointer? Then I created two Vector3 for the pointer ...
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How do I properly load maps?

I'm trying to load my map properly, but it takes some time (after the games has been started) to be how it should. Am I doing something wrong? Why is this happening? AndroidStudio: Tiled (map ...
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Convert MathAtan2 angle to degrees

I use an angle to set the velocity (or direction if you prefer) of my sprite, however, I want the sprite to be heading in the same angle as I'm moving, rotating according to that angle. How I set ...
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Facebook new sdk (V 4.5.1) sdkInitialize not worked [on hold]

I'm update facebook sdk 3.x => 4.5.1 and this ( FacebookSdk.sdkInitialize(this.getApplicationContext());) method not worked... This is my code. @Override public void onCreate(Bundle ...
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Dynamic Events in an Entity Component System

My game makes extensive use of libGDX's Entity Component System Ashley, and my game world (including all levels and areas) is created with Tiled. In Tiled, I have an object layer where all of my ...
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How do I check for collision between an ellipse and a rectangle?

I am working on LibGdx framework for developing a 2D isometric tower defense game.All my sprites are drawn in 2D isometric view. I have used an array list to store 8 points at boundary in the ...
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Physics Body editor loader collision detect

In my game I use the Physics Body Editor to add custom shapes to my bodies. In my show() method I use the follownig code to create my Jetski Body: BodyDef jetskiDef = new BodyDef(); ...
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libgdx FollowPath proper usage

I'm developing top-down rpg game and got some problems using https://libgdx.badlogicgames.com/gdx-ai/docs/com/badlogic/gdx/ai/steer/behaviors/FollowPath.html I have a path (picture 1), in this case 2 ...
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Slingshot gravity effect

I am trying to make a sling-shot that fires a projectile. I want it to act like the standard sling-shot in angry birds. So far I managed to get the "pulling" effect, ie. If I draw backwards it fires ...
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set sprite to current animation texture

In my game I have some box2d bodies where I add sprites using the following code in my render() method. for (Body body : worldBodies) { if (body.getUserData() instanceof Sprite) { ...
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Certain Unicode Characters not displaying when setting text to TextButton in libgdx

Ok I am trying to do a word game much like Hangman Pro but for a different language(specifically amharic) using libgdx . And I have got a list of words saved to text file and I have taken care of BOM ...
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AI pathfinding in mostly-free space

I'm working in an action/strategy proyect. Consider it a RTS game. The game is in 2D (with LibGDX), and I have a lot of soldiers moving along. Now I have to implement the AI. Let me say some things ...
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libgdx drawn a projectile trajectory cannot render

I am looking to draw a projectile trajectory . I found a lot of code such as : http://blog.gemserk.com/2012/07/03/drawing-a-projectile-trajectory-like-angry-birds-using-libgdx/ The code I editor; if ...
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undo touchdown in LibGDX with scene2D

i'm making a game in libgdx and i have a question. I have a Button from scene2d. If there is a touchDown event on this button, i want the touchUp event only inside my button. Now if i touchDown a ...
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How to detect collisions between an ellipse and a rectangle?

Can you please tell me how to detect collisions between an ellipse and a rectangle? I'd like to learn the algorithm and the maths behind it. If you provide a code example, I'm using Java as a ...
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My Sprite is disappearing when it collides with my floor (libGDX)

I am just starting to build the game "engine" and I am using a sprite drawn in the same position as a rectangle and the two always move together. I have another rectangle which is the floor when the ...
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Centering an animation [libGDX]

I have the following class: public class AnimationDemo implements ApplicationListener { private SpriteBatch batch; private TextureAtlas textureAtlas; private Animation animation; ...
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libGDX : Paint And Remove Color From Actor with touchDragged

I created two-dimensional array of Button actor, then I added new ClickListener() { touchDragged } as the following code: buttons = new Button[3][3]; for (int row = 0; row < buttons.length; ...
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How to close an app correctly on desktop?

When I use Gdx.app.exit() the game window closes but the resources don't appear to be released and the app is still running. For instance, to exit on when the escape key is pressed: public boolean ...
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LibGDX Headless System.in

I started developing a little multiplayer game with LibGDX and Kryonet. I'm also using the headless backend for the server. So far everything went well, but now I'd like to create a command-line ...
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Handling multiple input mapped to single in-game controls

I am trying to map multiple input types to single in-game controls using libGDX's InputProcessor and ControllerListener interfaces. Currently, I have created a single InputType interface which is ...
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Libgdx are textures off screen rendered?

Let's say that my code looks like this: OrtographicCamera camera=new OrthographicCamera(); camera.setToOrtho(true, 100, 150); SpriteBatch spriteBatch=new SpriteBatch(); ...
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How to convert ktx to zktx?

I have some uncompressed textures in ktx files and I want convert them to zktx. But i can't find tool that can do this. KTX Processor (from libgdx package) only one that can help me accordingly to its ...
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How to detect number of pointers being used on screen?

I wan't to be able to detect if the screen is touched by two fingers at the same time. final int MAX_NUMBER_OF_POINTERS = 20; int pointers = 0; for(int i = 0; i < MAX_NUMBER_OF_POINTERS; ...
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libgdx automove Actor does not work

I am trying to make my sprite start moving from the moment it is created and do its animation. It draws on the screen right and animates but doesn't move. It should start moving towards the direction ...
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Libgdx RotateToAction does not directly rotate between 179 and -179

It took me a bit of debugging to realize why I'm having trouble with my rotations and it seems that rather than just moving the 2 degrees between 179 and -179, it prefers to rotate all the way in the ...
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Sensor listener setup/tear down android

I am developing my own game for android but when I open my app after 5 or 10 seconds it sets up the sensor listener and I can see a clear stuttering and the fps drops for a second to 40 fps instead of ...
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How to fix overly blurred texture / image in unity?

so, I'm not sure what caused this, let image below do the explanation : How to fix the overly blurred texture in unity? It's so frustrating, since I can't get it right, because when I tried it in ...
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Soft Body Collision with Box2d (libGDX)

I've made a few classes to create soft body objects in libGDX using Box2D (specifically a circle and rectangle similar to these links). The objects are constructed of a number of circle shaped Box2D ...
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Change screen dimensions in libgdx in HTML

Can i change the screen dimensions in libGDX in HTML? If I inspect the element (the game) in Chrome and I change canvas width or height it changes the screen dimensions, but I don't know how to do it ...
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Libgdx - Transparent color over texture

I am attempting to tint a texture a color but I want the texture to show under the tint. For example, I have a picture of a person but I want to tint them a light green and not change the transparency ...
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Pixel thin lines appearing between sprites on camera move

I'm going to apologize in advance for the lack of screenshots, but this was a very hard thing to capture, but very obvious to see. I'm using LibGDX to create a tile base rogue-like. Everything is ...
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Call touchUp() programattically for sprite in LibGDX

I'm trying to call touchUp() for a sprite i've created in my app. i'm getting success but the co-ordinates do not match while i call it manually. final int x = (int)mySprite.getX() + 10; final int y ...
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Is there an optimal method to implement moving background?

I am trying to develop a little game using libGDX. We have a hero who jumps and world consist of dynamically created moving platforms in an auto side-scrolling manner. I wanted background to scroll at ...
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error after changing the app name

I have made a game in Libgdx(eclipse).I changed the name of the app inside the string.xml file.Now I have an error in AndroidManifest.xml. in this line: android:label="@string/app_name"‬ (line 12). ...
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How to draw a polygon with picture in libgdx?

I'm working around a simple rectangle game, It just split the rectangle in to a lot of polygon debris. I use Pixmap and Texture to draw the edges of each polygon. ... for (GraphEdge e: _edges) { ...
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how to add “tween-engine-api” to my ilbgdx game

I finished now my first game at LibGDX(I using Eclipse ).I run the game in the desktop launcher and it works.Now I want to run my game on android and IOS.From some guides I have read ,I understood ...
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resize images in libgdx

I know how to set Image width and height using pixel coords. Is there a way to set relative coords? I want to deal with multiple screens. For example i have 1920x1080 screen size. And i have relative ...
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libgdx: 2nd var of myClass()'s values saving to/overriding 1st var of myClass()

I'm using libgdx with Eclipse. PROBLEM: In the class inputHandler I have a list of buttons, menuButtons, composed of 2 buttons: playButton and retryButton. They both belong to the class ...
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3D mesh culling issue, further faces showing through closer faces

I'm trying to render a generated mesh using libGDX which acts as a java wrapper for openGL. The issue i'm having can be seen in the screenshot below. The faces of the mesh that should be hidden by ...
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Libgdx Networking (http requests) - Login [duplicate]

I am new to Networking and Databases, but im trying to learn MySQL and HTTP Requests to create a user Login for a game. My goal is to let users create accounts and login to them etc (for Highscores ...
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precedurally generate blob-like surface?

Just looking for some direction, I'm making a 2d top-down game and need to make some random shapes for an asteroid surface. I want to have so control so I can have not too-circle-ish but not ...
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Tween animation with Universal Tween Engine LIbGDX

Let me preface by saying that I'm new to libgdx... I have an animation that I'm currently drawing to the screen using: game.batch.draw(flyAnimation2.getKeyFrame(elapsedTime, true), 200,200,0, 0, ...
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Screenshot always returning as a white image on iOS using robovm and libgdx

I am trying to take a screenshot for sharing on social media. This code works on my Desktop project, but when I use it on iOS it always shows up as a white image, I am using the standard libgdx code ...
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score displaying system without using bitmap

how to make a score displaying system without using bitmap in libgdx. I making a fluppy bird remake somone can explaim me in details?
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Box2d java contact point reference changes after collision

I am trying to hold the contacts made during a collision in an array list. After I add n amount of contacts, when I try to retrieve them later on, they point to the last contact made in the world. ...